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National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Extent: 45 linear feet

Stenton is an historic site administered by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
since 1899. James Logan erected this example of early Georgian architecture between 1723 and 1730 in what was countryside
in Philadelphia County but is now part of the City of Philadelphia, near the neighborhood of Germantown. Logan had come to
Philadelphia with William Penn in 1699 as his secretary, and for the rest of his life remained the Penn family’s representative
in the colony and was at the center of Pennsylvania’s political life. The Colonial Dames Stenton records, 1898-2013, document
the Dames administration of Stenton as an historic site. The collection includes copies of primary-source Logan family papers;
secondary-source research on the Logan family and Stenton; site maintenance studies, plans, and records; administrative records
of the Colonial Dames, including various committees' records, financial records, and the correspondence and files of several
Dames; audio-visual materials; and various other records. (View full finding aid.)

title

Colonial Dames Stenton records

creator

National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

id

STEN.01

repository

extent

45 linear feet

inclusive date

1898-2000

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Stenton is an historic site administered by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
since 1899. James Logan erected this example of early Georgian architecture between 1723 and 1730 in what was countryside
in Philadelphia County but is now part of the City of Philadelphia, near the neighborhood of Germantown. Logan had come to
Philadelphia with William Penn in 1699 as his secretary, and for the rest of his life remained the Penn family’s representative
in the colony and was at the center of Pennsylvania’s political life. The Colonial Dames Stenton records, 1898-2013, document
the Dames administration of Stenton as an historic site. The collection includes copies of primary-source Logan family papers;
secondary-source research on the Logan family and Stenton; site maintenance studies, plans, and records; administrative records
of the Colonial Dames, including various committees' records, financial records, and the correspondence and files of several
Dames; audio-visual materials; and various other records.

The Logans were a prominent Philadelphia family dating to 1699, when James Logan (1679-1751), the family patriarch, arrived
in Philadelphia to serve as Secretary of the Pennsylvania colony. Through work in trade and politics, Logan and his descendants
were intimately involved in the development of colonial Pennsylvania and, later, the fledging United States. The Logan family
papers, 1700-circa 1850, consist of scattered documents related to the Logan family and their home, Stenton (in Germantown,
Philadelphia, Pa.). It includes letters, deeds and estate papers, three cookbooks, and various other documents. (View full finding aid.)

title

Logan family papers

creator

Logan family

id

STEN.03

repository

extent

1.5 linear feet

inclusive date

1700-circa 1850

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The Logans were a prominent Philadelphia family dating to 1699, when James Logan (1679-1751), the family patriarch, arrived
in Philadelphia to serve as Secretary of the Pennsylvania colony. Through work in trade and politics, Logan and his descendants
were intimately involved in the development of colonial Pennsylvania and, later, the fledging United States. The Logan family
papers, 1700-circa 1850, consist of scattered documents related to the Logan family and their home, Stenton (in Germantown,
Philadelphia, Pa.). It includes letters, deeds and estate papers, three cookbooks, and various other documents.

Mary Stout Cowgill (1855-1938) married James Martin (b. 1852) in 1884 and lived most of her life in Delaware. Mary Wynne Wister
(1847-1933) married Algernon S. Logan (1849-1925), a descendant of William Penn's secretary James Logan. They lived in Philadelphia
and New Jersey. The Mary Stout Martin letters to Mary Wister Logan, 1888-1932, are mostly of a personal and routine nature,
although some larger topics may also be addressed. (View full finding aid.)

title

Mary Stout Martin letters to Mary Wister Logan

creator

Martin, Mary Stout, 1855-1938

id

STEN.04

repository

extent

7 linear feet

inclusive date

1888-1932

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Mary Stout Cowgill (1855-1938) married James Martin (b. 1852) in 1884 and lived most of her life in Delaware. Mary Wynne Wister
(1847-1933) married Algernon S. Logan (1849-1925), a descendant of William Penn's secretary James Logan. They lived in Philadelphia
and New Jersey. The Mary Stout Martin letters to Mary Wister Logan, 1888-1932, are mostly of a personal and routine nature,
although some larger topics may also be addressed.

Raymond V. Shepherd, Jr. studied the Stenton estate for his 1968 dissertation, James Logan's Stenton: Grand Simplicity in
Quaker Philadelphia, for an M.A. in American Culture from the Winterthur Museum Program at the University of Delaware. The
Ray Shepherd files on Stenton, 1968-2003, primarily consist of Shepherd's research materials and correspondence regarding
Stenton and James Logan, although there are also some letters and documents that pertain to other 18th century historic sites.
The bulk of materials are secondary-source, including historic site reports, articles, newspaper clippings, citations, and
a large quantity of photographs of furniture and decorative objects. (View full finding aid.)

title

Ray Shepherd files on Stenton

creator

Shepherd, Raymond Voigt

id

STEN.02

repository

extent

2 linear feet

inclusive date

1968-2003

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abstract/scope/contents

Raymond V. Shepherd, Jr. studied the Stenton estate for his 1968 dissertation, James Logan's Stenton: Grand Simplicity in
Quaker Philadelphia, for an M.A. in American Culture from the Winterthur Museum Program at the University of Delaware. The
Ray Shepherd files on Stenton, 1968-2003, primarily consist of Shepherd's research materials and correspondence regarding
Stenton and James Logan, although there are also some letters and documents that pertain to other 18th century historic sites.
The bulk of materials are secondary-source, including historic site reports, articles, newspaper clippings, citations, and
a large quantity of photographs of furniture and decorative objects.

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